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<blockquote data-quote="Engilbrand" data-source="post: 4471058" data-attributes="member: 44184">When it comes to the girl from California:The DM said, &quot;Make a character and get them to this place.&quot;The player created a character and then said, &quot;I can't get her to that place.&quot;This isn't a case where the DM should have just handwaved the whole thing. The player didn't follow the directions. Instead of California, pretend that the player made a character from a tiny tribe in Sub-Saharan Africa. If the power isn't flight, teleportation, or speed, and they didn't come up with an in-game reason for the character to get to the point, then that player did not follow character creation rules.As one person said, it would have been great to have the character get a bus ticket or hitchhike and walk. That can create a ton of awesome little stories later. To make a poor person and just say, &quot;I can't get there.&quot; is absolutely ridiculous. My response would be, &quot;Fine. That's a good NPC for me for later. Now follow the damn directions and make someone who can actually get here.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Engilbrand, post: 4471058, member: 44184"] When it comes to the girl from California: The DM said, "Make a character and get them to this place." The player created a character and then said, "I can't get her to that place." This isn't a case where the DM should have just handwaved the whole thing. The player didn't follow the directions. Instead of California, pretend that the player made a character from a tiny tribe in Sub-Saharan Africa. If the power isn't flight, teleportation, or speed, and they didn't come up with an in-game reason for the character to get to the point, then that player did not follow character creation rules. As one person said, it would have been great to have the character get a bus ticket or hitchhike and walk. That can create a ton of awesome little stories later. To make a poor person and just say, "I can't get there." is absolutely ridiculous. My response would be, "Fine. That's a good NPC for me for later. Now follow the damn directions and make someone who can actually get here." [/QUOTE]

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